You make mistakes as a parent. Then you wish you hadn't said that, or you wish you hadn't told them how to dress. You cringe.

If you get too attached to how you want it to come out the other side, you freeze. I try to trust that it will work out in the end.

It's funny looking at yourself. You know how it is when you look back at old pictures? It's just funny looking back at yourself walking and talking at age 14

You can't predict what someone else is going to do and when someone else is going to leave

I try to stay focused on my life and do try not to be brought into the Hollywood fantasy.

I don't always like my own behavior. I haven't known anyone who is perfect all the time.

I had to stand in front of my refrigerator, which was open, dipping pretzels in cream cheese and stuffing them in my mouth. If I did that, I was good. Otherwise I was nauseous.

Growing up, being watched from the outside... it's kind of very taxing and maybe I should just do some kind of manual labor-it might be more relaxing. But I can't, it's not in my nature.

I felt for a long time that this is what I want to do so I'm happy at this point to just take my time and work on projects that I feel strongly about, and the rest of the time just live my life

You don't want to get rid of your experiences, because they're your experiences - good or bad - and you need them, but it would be great if they weren't on the video shelf!

I didn't expect to win the Oscar. You grow up watching the Oscars on TV and you think it happens to fancy people. It was really surreal

What is reading but silent conversation?

The very first video experience I had was in high school. They brought a black-and-white closed-circuit surveillance camera into the classroom. I will never forget, as a kid, looking at that image.

People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don't necessarily merit fear.

I come from a world where you get the film done, that's a success.

To love is never just to love since it is also to will to love, and ... to love in spite of oneself, to allow oneself to be overcome by one's love.

Neutrality is a tough call for the weaker ones.

You have to really have a taste for being alone to be a writer.

Your limits are liars, you fears are thieves.

If you #‎ love love, look for yourself.

I was made to go to church and I heard the gospel songs, and every now then somebody would come through with a guitar and that was a thrill!